Scanno – Le Glorie di San Martino
Scanno Via Don Bosco, Scanno, L'Aquila, ItalyThe most famous San Martino festival in Abruzzo is hosted in Scanno with 3 giant bonfires that will fertilise the earth over the coming winter!
Explore the best of our Abruzzo Event calendar this week and this month with our handy list of sagre, feste and events in Chieti, Pescara, Teramo and L’Aquila provinces. Click on any of the map’s pins to discover each fun-filled Abruzzo event that is local to you or deserving of a road trip! Alternatively, on the desktop version, scroll through the event flyers on the right and click thru to discover the event’s full details.
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The most famous San Martino festival in Abruzzo is hosted in Scanno with 3 giant bonfires that will fertilise the earth over the coming winter!
Pettorano sul Gizio's New Year's Serenade (La Serenata di Capodanno) is worth joining for anyone who loves to sing-in the New Year!
La Serenate delle Chezette is busking Scanno style. Through a simple serenade, your reward is a meal and company in the deep dark winter. It takes place on the eve of Epiphany (5th Jan), villagers hang up a sock and sing this traditional folk song called the Chezette.
All-night feasting, bonfires, music, and Carnival masks mark the Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot and La Panarda in Villavallelonga, Abruzzo
Don’t miss the chance to join the Marsican town of Collelongo’s traditional & very unique communal celebration for the Egyptian hermit, San’Antonio Abate which dates back 4 centuries!
In Scanno, 17 January is marked by the blessing and sharing of sagne pasta for Sant’Antonio Abate, a tradition of faith, charity, and food.
Festa delle Panette in San Sebastiano dei Marsi: red-draped winter processions, ritual bread, bonfires and devotion to Saint Sebastian
We will do our best to keep this calendar up to date, however in the case of last-minute cancellations due to adverse weather conditions, Covid outbreaks and so forth this may not always be possible. In these cases, you should contact the event organiser for a refund as we are not responsible for the events on the calendar, only compiling them into an easy list. As soon as we have news from an organiser when any event will be rescheduled we will update the calendar accordingly.
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